Improvement in tuck-marker or greaser foe sewing machines



A. WEISSENBORN. TUGK MARKER 0R GREASER FOR SEWING MACHINES. No. 65,141.

Patented May 28, 1867.

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ANNA WEI'SSENBORYN, on NEW YORK, N. Y. Letters Patent 1Y0. 65,141,-dated May 28, 1867.

. IMPROVEMENT IN TUGK-MARKER 0B. GREASER FOR SEWING MACHINES.

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Be it known that I, ANNA WEISSEXBORN, of the city of New Y0rk,in the county ofNew York, and in the State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements as a means for Foldingp-nd Marking out the Hems or Tacks on Shirts! or Skirts; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof.

' In order to enable others skilled in the art to use my invention, I will first proceed to describe the same, and will afterwards designate the points which I believe to be new. The accompanying drawings form a part of this specification. I

Figure 1 represents a top view, and

Figure 2 aside view of my hem or tuck-creaser or marker.

Figures 3 and 4 show-a modification of my invention.-

Figures 5 and 6 represent a simpler application of my invention, using the spindle of the folding-wheelas a spring.

Figures 7 and 8 show a diii'erent form for a bearing of the folding-wheel spindle.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures. Names are employed merely to aid in distinguishing parts. 7 p

A, referring to figs. 1 and 2,.is a wrought-iron, steel, or composition blade, (it may be made of any other suitable material,) and to the left is an. upward projection, A, forming a jaw on its upper extreme point, and between which, on a pin, is secured thespindle-hoider'A. This holder A has a spring, A, attached to or made part of it. The opposite end of the holder has an eye, through which ispassed the spindle A that carries the working-wheel A A is a set-screw for adjusting the pressure upon the creasing or marking-wheel A A is an adjusting-lever, with an eccentric, B, in opposite direction for raising the marking or creasing-wheel A without adjusting the set-screw A. A is a boxsor casing made solid or not to the holder A with a. set-screw, A", for holding the sliding spindle A in its proper position. A is a collar and A a nut for holding the grooved wheel in its proper position, allowing the wheel to rotate easily and accurately between the nuts and collar. on the opposite end of the spindle is it turned groove, A", with filed flat surfaces in'the groove to prevent the spindle A from turning. A? is a sliding blade, having an upright angle, As, with a slot on its upper extreme and to keep the spindle with the folding-wheel from turning and moving sideways. The sliding blade A" A". moves with the spindle A by means of the upwardangle A and a groove in the spindle A. It has also an upward sharp-edged instrument, A, (see figs. 2 and 4,) to press the cloth into the grooved wheel A. Instead of-making a grooved wheel I can arrange an edged wheel and make a groove into the end of the sliding blade. Figs. 3 and 4 represent a different arrangement from figs. 1 and 2, consisting in a difi'erent shape or form of the spindle-holder A, which forms one curved spring, andthe' application of a set-screw instead of a lever, in combination with an eccentric, as shown in fig. 2, thus making the whole somewhat simpler in form and construction. The spring A fig. 3, is set in such a manner that the set-screw A must keep the spring apart.

If the spring has not sufficient springing quality, then the set-screw A may'bearranged in such a manner that the lowcr end of the screw will be secured by a small nut. -A nut, G, may also be arranged for the purpose of adjusting the set-screw A. Fig. 5 represents a front view andfig. 6 a side view. In this\drawing the spindle of the folding or marking-wheel is represented as a fiat piece of spring steel, and is also intended to answer for a spring which will reduce the whole of my invention to avery plain application for the marking and "creasing cloth for hems or tucks on bosoms of shirts or' for skirts, or any other'work done on sewing machines. The set-screw E, as shown in fig. 6, is for adjusting the marking or creasing-wheel A and for giving more or less pressure for marking 01' creasing the cloth for hems. By this arrangement A is solid or stationary with I the plate A, and the spring is firmly held by the set-screw A". Figs 7 and 8 represent a difi'erent application,

representing the bearing.of the marking-wheel spindle as sliding up and down in acasing. An edged wheel may. fit into grooves of the sliding blade A". The sliding blade in combination with the folding-wheel spindle, is a. very important and valuable arrangement, as it enables me to crease" the cloth at diflerent distances from the line. of seam for different purposes.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as my invent-ion, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows:

1. I claim the combination of u. creasing or marking vheel or roller, A, sliding in unison with u sliding blade A" when a lied to a sewihq machine in suchamanuer (hat the CIOiLSlll" ol markin can be done durinw 7 7 I 1.4 a a n the process of sewing, substantially as described.

2. I claim, also, forgiving the downward pressure of the creasing-wheel against an edged or grooved instrw nient attached to the sliding blade A". the employment of a spring or set-serew or a lever, substantially the same as set forth.

ANNA WEISSENBORN.

Witnesses G. Wnlssl-INBORN, F. WuIssEsnonN. 

